Want to learn more about Saratoga? Go to Museum Monday night

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mike Kane and Allan Carter, co-authors of the book, “150 Years of Racing in Saratoga,” will be at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Monday night to talk about their new book.

The book, which is a fascinating read, tells stories of the rich history of Saratoga racing. Kane and Carter will be at the Museum at 7 p.m. Monday night to discuss the different stories they came across while researching their project.

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Want to learn more about Saratoga? Apparently you have to buy the Saratogian. The most impressive race of the day on Saturday was at the harness track, where the $275,000 Gerrity Memorial featured a winner of over $5 million and Bolt the Duer raced the fastest mile in the history of harness racing. How can the Times Union claim to be covering horse racing in Saratoga yet not even mention this story?

Horse Racing is so.o..o…o 20th century. The harness track was a classy place in the mid-20th – full parking lot and “immortal” (almost) trotters and pacers from around the country. Electronic slots? Ugh.

@ #1: I agree, How can you NOT cover a race that produced the first ever sub-1:50 mile in the history of Saratoga Harness (1:49 flat), giving Bolt the Duer his 3rd world record. You can actually see Bolt the Duer in the upcoming Canadian Pacing Derby at Mohawk, where another world record might be in the offing, with a possible sub-1:47.

I actually remember the T.U. actually doing harness racing back in the day, and even dog racing from Green Mountain. The Gazette and Record give better coverage of harness racing than the T.U. does these days. Apparently, the powers that be only want to cover the Flat Track, Siena, and SUNY-Albany.